Andrew attended Royal St Georges College, Etobicoke Collegiate, and the School of Experiential Education (SEE). He took creative writing and psychology at Concordia University, where he received his B.A. He did one semester of social work at McGill University. He received his M.A in Holistic and Aesthetic Education at.the University of Toronto. This program enabled Andrew to integrate theories of aesthetics and holism with psychoanalysis, which still informs his work today. He wrote and directed a Fringe Festival play about group therapy and Wilfred Bion and his dissertation was on play therapy and Donald Winnicott. In 2008 he received his Ph.D. in Holistic and Aesthetic Education. He wrote his thesis on how theories of therapeutic action inform.how therapists get better at helping their clients. He wrote a short story book called ‘Everything After Swimming is Easier’ and a novel called ‘In the Direction of Home.’ In 2008 he graduated from the Toronto Child Psychoanalytic 4 year Program. From 2008-2012 he completed 4 years of academic training at the Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis. In 2020 Andrew wrote the photographic memoir “10 Days on the French River Delta.”

During graduate school Andrew volunteered at the.Hincks Dellcrest Childrens.Mental Health Center on the infant/toddler team for 2 years under the supervision of Elizabeth Tuters. From 2004-2008 he worked at the Willow Centre under the supervision of Rex Collins, and the Durham Children's Aid Society doing assessments and psychotherapy of children aged 2-19. In.2008 Andrew opened a private practice. His practice focuses on in-depth assessments and psychotherapy of children, adolescents and adults. He also sees a small number of couples and families. His work with children includes working with infants and toddlers and their parents, and school age children and teens from 4 to 19 years of age.  Andrew also works with parents and offers guidance and support. He treats adults of all ages.

Andrew's orientation is psychodynamic - psychoanalytic; with children and adolescents this includes both talk and play therapy. In the current mental health field the medical model of diagnosis and medication overshadows other treatments. Many parents would prefer not to medicate their children or themselves, but they don’t know that alternative, natural treatments exist that are more effective than the medical model. Andrew's stance is that chemical intervention is usually not required for considerable improvement to occur in a person’s life. If treatment is successful, you will no longer meet the criteria for your disorder at the conclusion of our work. Please contact Andrew today to learn more about his approach.